A group of Senate Republicans introduced legislation Wednesday that would disallow regulations targeting traditional gas-powered vehicles.
The Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act — introduced by Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., Roger Marshall, R-Kan., Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., John Hoeven, R-N.D., Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska — would block the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing waivers to states seeking to ban or limit internal combustion engine vehicles.
The Clean Air Act currently empowers the EPA to grant California a waiver to implement stricter emissions standards than the federal government.
“California’s waivers are not about clean energy, they are about control,” Mullin said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Democrats want to control every aspect of Americans’ lives – including what car they drive. If it were about clean energy, banning tailpipe emissions in favor of electric vehicles that strain an unstable grid is not the solution.”
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